Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2021

I want to make my community, country or world a better place, while being challenged to solve some of the toughest problems.”. Few consider opportunities to make the world safer with the Department of Defense, Intelligence community or other government agencies. Project Agrippa – Logistics and Sustainment in IndoPacific.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 15, 2020

In the investment community, these leadership elements are often called “goodwill.” Leaders are assessed for their ability to fit into the brand community, embody the values required, maintain the right strategic priorities, and deal with the current organization stage. Leadership brand development.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

The press around the raise & company was fantastic and the promise of their technology – wireless charging that works as easily as WiFi – would positively affect many of our lives. What person hasn’t crouched at an airport to get 18% extra on one’s battery before boarding an airplane? Now they are partners.

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Technical Review South Korea San Francisco Software Review 417

Steve Blank

JANUARY 4, 2011

I spent two weeks of December in Chile as a guest of Professor Cristóbal García, Director of EmprendeUC at the Catholic University of Chile , which just signed up a 3-year collaboration partnership with Stanford’s Technology Ventures Program. Yet the copper companies import nearly 100% of the advanced technology they use.

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Board Effect

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

After all, as a transformative technology that can be employed inexpensively, artificial intelligence has enormous appeal to leaders looking at limits both in budget and staff and volunteer time. But identifying potential uses is just one element of responsible AI governance. Start with an AI framework. “If Judgment is key.

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Board Effect

JUNE 15, 2023

The rapid advancement in technology. Recognize all of these challenges facing your community bank? Addressing these requires community banks to be nimble, innovative, and focused on building strong relationships with their customers. Board Effectiveness Checklist for Community Banks 1. Competition from larger banks.

Community 98

Community Software Review Technical Review Government 98

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

An existing company or government organization is primarily organized for day-to-day execution of its current business processes or mission. People with ideas, technology or problems pitched in front of the evaluation committee. There’s a much better way.

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Board Effect

JUNE 15, 2023

The rapid advancement in technology. Recognize all of these challenges facing your community bank? Addressing these requires community banks to be nimble, innovative, and focused on building strong relationships with their customers. Board Effectiveness Checklist for Community Banks 1. Competition from larger banks.

Community 96

Community Software Review Technical Review Government 96

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

The Chinese government must be laughing hysterically over U.S. When the Chinese government censors (run by their propaganda department ) shutdown access to yet another U.S. And when the government tools to detect encrypted VPN’s get more sophisticated, (as it did last year), Chinese users just use stealthier tools.

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China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 328

Board Effect

JUNE 26, 2023

Behind every community bank or credit union is a hardworking board. Community banking organizations can only get an accurate view of board performance through annual board evaluations that incorporate best practices for board assessments , with attention to individual performances and the board as a whole.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2022

As a potential investor, I always think of the high rate of failure of disruptive technologies, due to the longer learning curve of customers, infrastructure change consistently required, and higher marketing costs. Technology is great, but high-tech major-step-forward solutions are not the answer to all our change challenges.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Heralding a new era of digital transformation, technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) are being infused exponentially into the world around us. Most notably, the ground-breaking development and rapid global distribution of mRNA vaccines highlighted the speed and scale of technological advances to outsmart humanity’s most dire threats.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

Some really great stuff in 2010 that aims to help startups around product, technology, business models, etc. First Principles. Steve Blank , January 25, 2010 10 Tips for Adding Game Mechanics to a Non-Gaming Service - ReadWriteStart , September 21, 2010 Startups & VCs: Learn How to Design, Market, & Eat Your Own. -

Silicon Valley 378

Silicon Valley Startup Term Sheet Venture Capital 378

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Building off last spring’s pioneering Hacking for Defense class, which sought to connect Silicon Valley’s innovation culture and mindset to the Pentagon and the intelligence community, we’ve now expanded our horizons to the Department of State. Some teams got a quick crash course in turf wars and Government Bureaucracy 101. “In

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Dual-Use Technology As the war was winding down, the leadership of the Navy Computing Machine Lab in OPS-20-G was thinking about how they could permanently link commercial, academic and military computing science and innovation to the Navy. Applicants were told that ERA was doing electronics work for government and industry.

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Board Effect

JULY 7, 2021

Government grants for small business startups are plentiful if you know where to look for them. Federal, state, and local governments offer many grants for various types of businesses to help boost the economy. Despite what you may have heard, government grants are competitive, but they’re not necessarily out of reach.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

In today’s world what drives the demand of the market are the complexity of technologies. Choosing the right technology is confusing and an equally important task. Well then add NASA , CERN , and London Government in the list too. Open Social – For setting up a community website. Does It Boost Your SEO?

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Board Effect

JULY 6, 2023

A nonprofit governance committee performs many of the same duties and has many of the same responsibilities as those for a for-profit corporation. Like for-profit entities, nonprofit organizations often formally combine the function of the nominating committee with that of the governance committee.

Government 96

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Steve Blank

JUNE 12, 2020

I want to make my community, country or world a better place, while solving some of the toughest problems.”. Team Protocol One – Ensuring JTAC to Pilot Communication. Few consider opportunities to make the world safer with the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community or other government agencies.

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Oakland Asia Lean Video 315

Board Effect

JUNE 21, 2023

As a CEO or board director of a community bank, you have a personal stake in improving the effectiveness of your board. Enhancing decision-making, strategic planning, and governance practices within your board can directly contribute to the success of your bank in serving customers and making a positive impact on the community you serve.

Community 74

Community Software Review Technical Review Government 74

YoungUpstarts

JULY 16, 2019

New emerging technologies have been the key catalyst for in-demand jobs. Information and communications technology include 4,600 companies and 45,000 employees. tests new technology on a province-wide scale for industry and government. The province has a robust start-up community. Inno Tech Alberta Inc.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 14, 2020

With advances in technology, green buildings can also be built at fairly competitive prices. Risk mitigation – governments all around the work have set regulatory requirements for buildings such as a ban on inefficient buildings and mandatory disclosures. The other important social issue is the net tenant health and well-being.

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Green California Government Valuation 141

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

But as impressive as its technology is, the Apple’s smartwatch has been a product looking for a solution. Frustrated by the FDA’s 20 th century processes for 21 st century technology, companies hired lobbyists to force a change in the laws that guide the FDA regulations. When I was a kid, this was science fiction. In the U.S.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Hosts and property managers need to step up to ensure the long-term viability of rentals in their community, and technology can help. Technology solutions lead the way. Technology will be widely adopted in the vacation rental industry in 2021. Traditional lodging will show signs of life.

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Board Effect

JULY 5, 2021

With philanthropic giving at an all-time high, it’s generating a new sense of freedom for nonprofits, allowing them to reimagine governance like never before. Nonprofits: Ready, Set, Reimagine Governance. Leveraging technology to make data-driven decisions surrounding risks and opportunities.

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Government Technical Review Global Distribution 98

Board Effect

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

However, mission-driven organizations, including nonprofits and those focused on social and environmental causes, face several unique challenges when it comes to AI ethics and governance. What Is AI Governance and Why Does It Matter for Mission-Driven Organizations? AI technology is bound to advance.

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Government Technical Review Framework Analytics 88

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

With so much of government in gridlock, it seems like the only way to provide youth with better educational services, enrich others’ lives with arts, or help the poor, homeless, or military veterans is by supporting nonprofits with local missions to serve those communities. Leverage technology to build your nonprofit.

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Board Effect

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The governance board and CEO should develop a strong AI framework that outlines the AI strategy and includes guidelines for usage. Education and training: Board members may need training or support to understand AI technologies so they can make informed decisions.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 13, 2020

I’ve been involved with a number of leaders in the Colorado tech community since Wednesday morning as we’ve aggressively mobilized to address the Covid-19 crisis. We are leaders of 35 different technology companies with headquarters or offices in the Denver and Boulder metro areas. Every hour counts.

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Board Effect

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Most nonprofits didn’t have the tools or technology to fulfill their work efficiently. BoardEffect Supports Good Governance Practices. As businesses came under scrutiny for poor governance practices, nonprofit organizations also came under the limelight, placing great pressure on nonprofit boards and executive directors.

Government 98

Government Technical Review Software Review Web Development 98

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 8, 2012

How to build regional entrepreneurial communities has just gotten it’s first “here’s how to do it” book. Feld’s thesis is that unlike the common wisdom, it is entrepreneurs that lead a startup community while everyone else feeds the community. They are not run by the government or any single organization.

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Community Silicon Valley San Francisco Startup 335

Board Effect

JUNE 20, 2023

Addressing these challenges requires proactive strategic planning, effective governance, strong leadership, and continuous adaptation, to ensure the sustainability and success of nonprofit healthcare organizations in delivering quality care and meeting the needs of their communities. From their partnership will come thought leadership.

Software Review 98

Software Review Technical Review Government Community 98

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Driven by technology, DayTwo has the power to analyze your individual gut microbiome—the collection of bacteria and microorganisms found naturally in your digestive system—and use that information to determine what you should be eating. If you ask team SubStrata, business is too important to remain an elusive form of “art.”

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 10, 2014

The DC, Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) region represents the most fertile science and technology region in the country with about $30 billion in federally-funded R&D. Our FedTech class pairs students with some of the most promising technologies from NASA, DOD and several other of the 87 federal labs located in the DMV region.

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Maryland Lean DC Virginia 280

Board Effect

JUNE 22, 2023

Boards will need to avail themselves of help from technology including dashboards and metrics to provide up-to-date information for better decision-making while also increasing transparency. 2. Get Back to Governance Basics Examine the quality of your board orientation training.

Software Review 98

Software Review Technical Review Government Community 98

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

I’m teaching my first non-lean start up class in a decade at Stanford next week; Technology, Innovation and Modern War : Keeping America’s Edge in an Era of Great Power Competition. Five years ago, Joe Felter , Pete Newell and I realized that few of our students considered careers in the Department of Defense or Intelligence Community.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 14, 2022

Shortly after this event Bitcoin became more widely known through technology blogs like Slashdot and Reddit, but struggled to gain widespread public attention until 2011. Bitcoin uses peer-to-peer transactions, mining, and other technological feats to operate without central authority or banks, unlike government-issued currencies.

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